How to stop auto archive in mac mail

To stop auto-archiving in Mac Mail, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open Mac Mail and go to the "Mail" menu.
  2. Select "Preferences" from the drop-down menu.
  3. In the "Preferences" window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Select the account you want to stop auto-archiving for from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
  5. Click on the "Advanced" tab.
  6. Uncheck the box next to "Automatically archive messages after [X] days".
  7. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Alternatively, you can also stop auto-archiving for a specific mailbox by following these steps:

  1. Open Mac Mail and select the mailbox you want to stop auto-archiving for.
  2. Right-click (or control-click) on the mailbox and select "Get Info" from the context menu.
  3. In the "Get Info" window, uncheck the box next to "Automatically archive messages after [X] days".
  4. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Note that auto-archiving is a feature that helps to keep your inbox organized by moving older messages to an archive mailbox. If you don't want to use this feature, you can disable it for a specific account or mailbox.